Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [not/n't] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Coats , junior ( 1841–1912 ) , was a member of the Paisley family of industrialists J. & P. Coats , whom most of us know best as the makers of sewing cotton but he appears to have made the presentation of these libraries Personally and not through a trust established in connection with the firm . |
| 2 | They should be treated as a guide only and not as a complete or detailed study of the law . |
| 3 | They should be treated as a guide only and not as a complete or detailed study of the law . |
| 4 | The strings here play a melodic line including the major 3rd of E7 ( G£ ) , while the bass gets away with a low G natural ( as it is only a sixteenth note long and not in an exposed position ! ) . |
| 5 | Where there is more than one , limitation is applied to them separately and not as a class ( s13 ) . |
| 6 | In addition , interest on overdue tax accrued indefinitely and not on a day-to-day basis even if it was so calculated . |
| 7 | Society reacted to it , the organs of law reacted to it and eventually but not as a result of direct cause and effect — it is something more subtle than that — it went out of fashion . |
| 8 | Doing fair copies of written work , infrequently and not as a punishment , can be useful ; but give it a real purpose . |
| 9 | This is a course of man made permanent jumps and they are spread out and not in a ring . |
| 10 | Most importantly , the event will be experienced by them as a reality which is happening in the here and now and not as a replay of frightening and damaging early experiences . |
| 11 | You may need to stand behind the patient at first , to encourage him to move correctly and not in a ‘ dot and carry , pattern . |
| 12 | In certain circumstances it may become necessary to seek waivers from the Law Society , as for instance : ( 1 ) where the new office is no more than a consulting room open for restricted periods , when a waiver would normally be granted provided ( a ) the opening hours are sufficiently advertised ; ( b ) during those hours there is always in attendance a person duly qualified to manage or supervise the office and that all correspondence is seen by a partner of the firm ; and ( c ) the business of the consultancy is accounted for centrally and not as a separate business ; or ( 2 ) where the new office is an annexe ( whether housing a separate department or otherwise ) near to the main office , when a waiver could be expected to be granted if ( a ) a common switchboard is used for both main office and annexe ; ( b ) accounts are centralised ; ( c ) correspondence is attended to in the main office ; and ( d ) clients are asked to address correspondence to the main office . |
| 13 | Owen had been to the Coptic Cathedral before but not to a Coptic church ; so he was surprised to find that most of the congregation appeared to be on crutches . |
| 14 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
| 15 | Very bubbly and giggly but not in a vacuous way . ’ |
| 16 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 17 | A similar duty to notify exists where a local authority varies or suspends arrangements for contact between the child and any person which are made voluntarily and not under a s34 contact order . |
| 18 | Most people would be worse off financially but not by a great deal . |